It’s time we take a positive attitude towards eating and think in terms of more rather than less. Food packaging and media bombards us with messages of less; reduced calories, low sugar, fat free. This puts us in the mindset of deprivation and focusing on (and often obsessing over) all the things we “can’t” have. Alternatively, thinking in terms of more, specifically more water and more fresh vegetables, is a far more effective way to improve health and support weight loss.
Go Go Squeeze Product Review
Shortly after publishing my article Healthy Kid Food, an applesauce company in France named Go Go Squeeze contacted me. They bestowed praise for the message conveyed in the article, one which they too hold dear, and offered to send me samples of their product, all natural squeezable applesauce for kids on the go.
Mommy Workout
As a mom, I know how challenging it is to fit everything into a single 16 hour day and squeezing in a workout can sometimes seem as likely as conquering Mount Everest. We’ve learned to be quite creative when it comes to taking care of our family and keeping our house in order, but we seldom work ourselves into the equation. While pondering this dilemma one day, I experienced a multi-tasking epiphany. It dawned on me that I could, in fact, get in a workout and spend quality time with my girls all at once. We had so much fun making this video. And let me tell you, I was sore for 3 days!
Barefoot Running Frenzy
I recently started reading Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and The Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen, by Christopher McDougall. From the moment I dove into this book I’ve been itching to get out for a trail run. I read about how the greatest runners in the world run for the love of it; for “sheer joy.” McDougall describes running as “…mankind’s first art, our original act of inspired creation…combining our breath and mind and muscles into fluid self-propulsion over wild terrain.” Who wouldn’t want to run after reading that?
3 Simple Protein-Charged Salads
Salads are my favorite lunch food because they are quick, easy, and delicious. They give me the energy I need without making me feel bogged down and satisfy my hunger for at least 3-4 hours. Salads are mostly vegetables so they have tons of fiber along with age-defying phytonutrients and antioxidants. Here are three of my favorite salads which can be eaten at home or packed for lunch to-go.
